I am interested in astrobiology and planetary science and have research experience in planetary geology, astrobiology, spectroscopy, biosignature detection, education and public outreach, space policy, ethics, and mentoring. My research interests are:
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
Observing the Earth as a Communicating Exoplanet - White paper for the NASA Decadal Survey in 2019
Ethical Considerations for Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence
The Morality of Interstellar Messaging - Published as a conference paper for the International Astronautical Congress in 2019
The Imperative to Develop Ethically-Informed METI Analysis - Published in Theology & Science in 2019
A Protocol for Messaging to Extraterrestrial Intelligence - Published in Space Policy journal in 2011
Particle Flux to Saturn's Moon Titan - and astrobiological implications
Remote biosignature detection and its associated challenges
Education and Public Outreach of STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology, and Math) subjects
Archeo-astronomy - and the anthropology of astronomy in the art and culture of indigenous ethnic groups
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION & WORKSHOPS (SP – SPEAKER, PO – POSTER)2015
(PO) VEXAG, Hampton, VA: From Clouds to Life Detection: The Past, Present, and Future of Lidar.
(PO) Astrobiology Science Conference, IL
(PO) Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science Symposium, PA
2014
(PO) NASA Nordic Astrobiology Winter School, HI
(PO) American Geophysical Union, CA
2013
(SP) UNM Mentoring Conference, NM
(SP) AbGradCon, Montréal, Canada
NAI E/PO Retreat, NM
Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Jose, CA
2012
(SP) UNM Mentoring Conference, NM
(SP) AbSciCon, GA
(PO) Comparative Climatology Conference, CO
Mars Science Lab Teacher Training Workshop, AZ
2011
Mentoring Conference, NM
Space Visions, CO
(SP) International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Cape Town, South Africa
(SP) History and Philosophy of Astrobiology Conference, Ven, Sweden
Lunar Planetary Science Conference, CA
(SP) Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon), MT
Graduate Research Focus Group (RFG), MT
2010
IAC – Prague, Czech Republic
Sagan Exoplanet Workshop, CA
Lunar Science Forum, CA
AbGradCon, Tållberg, Sweden
(SP) AbSciCon, TX
(SP) Second Symposium on Astrosociology, MD
2009
(PO) AbGradCon, WA
Accepted to speak, AGU conference, San Francisco, CA
2008
(PO) ISSOL, Florence, Italy
(SP) AbGradCon, CA
(PO) AbSciCon, CA
2007
(PO) BioAstronomy conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2006-2011 Fiske Planetarium Outreach
Over 100 Astronomy/Astrobiology presentations at the Univ. of Colorado Fiske Planetarium
Invited Astrobiology Speaker at Winter Park Star Safari (’10, ’09), Vail Starry Nights (‘08)